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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Lions.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Lions took Stone Handy at slot 246, roughly 100 spots before his name belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 28 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
The board had cheaper options than Tate Ratledge at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Jared Wilson at slot 101 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
They took Pat Bryant at par in the 133rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick198 Rnd6 Ty Robinson
Circle this one: Ty Robinson at pick 198 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
You do not let a cornerback like Cobee Bryant reach the 227th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at pick 230 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Stone Handy
Stone Handy in the 246th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.